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Sylvia & Aki

Sylvia & Aki - Paperback

by Winifred Conkling
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Availability:In StockContributor:Winifred ConklingAudience:Ages 9-12Publish date:2013-07-09Pages:160
Language:EnglishPublisher:Yearling BooksISBN-13:9781582463452ISBN-10:158246345XUPC:9781582463452Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:People & Places, HistoricalBook Topic:United StatesSize:7.50 x 5.20 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.2403Product ID:SCPZANH4SK
Young Sylvia Mendez never expected to be at the center of a landmark legal battle. Young Aki Munemitsu never expected to be sent away from her home and her life as she knew it. The two girls definitely never expected to know each other, until their lives intersected on a Southern California farm in a way that changed the country forever. Who are Sylvia and Aki? And why did their family stories matter then and still matter today? This book reveals the remarkable, never-before-told story--based on true events--of Mendez vs. Westminster School District, the California court case that desegregated schools for Latino children and set the stage for Brown vs. Topeka Board of Education at the national level.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Yearling BooksISBN-13:9781582463452ISBN-10:158246345XUPC:9781582463452Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:People & Places, HistoricalBook Topic:United StatesSize:7.50 x 5.20 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.2403Product ID:SCPZANH4SK
WINIFRED CONKLING studied journalism at Northwestern University and spent the next 25 years writing nonfiction for adult readers, including articles for Consumer Reports magazine and more than 30 nonfiction books. As part of her transition to writing for young people, she is working toward her Master of Fine Arts in Writing for Children and Young Adults from the Vermont College of Fine Arts. Sylvia & Aki is her first work for children.
Publisher: Yearling Books

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Winifred Conkling

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